American College Endeavor to Improve Professor Salaries
Cambridge mass May 28. Alumni urge larger pay for college teachers to attract and retain talent. A Harvard committee plans a two and a half million dollar endowment to raise salaries, noting average pay around $1,510 and urging broad participation from alumni. An Atlantic Monthly piece by G H M details family expenses of a professor, arguing higher salaries are needed for decent living in return for work. The movement has spread to other institutions and draws support from prominent graduates including Theodore Roosevelt.
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Cambridge
Mass
Carnégle
Carnegle
Bensidbaing
United States
Jonor
Lfe
Harvard College
Harvard
Ag Fp Finkspneal
Harvard 4
William Lawrence
Francis J. Higginson
Marlies
Pairchild
Henry S. Howe
Francis R. Appleton
Augustus Hemenway
Theodore Roosevelt
James J. Storrow
Benjamin Carpenter
Oor
Ilrint
Roanne
Atlantic Monthly
Lats College
Aas
Imcome
Hasle
Lostruday
Cain
GH. M
Carnegie
J. J. Thompson
University of Cambridge
England
Alma Meter
American College
Prime Rib Dinner Recipe From Woman’s Home Companion
A detailed home recipe describes broiling a bone trimmed sirloin steak for about twenty minutes, with careful turning, and serving with boiled potatoes, asparagus, mixed vegetables, mushrooms, and a Krono sauce. Includes wood plank technique, egg and milk glaze, and timing notes for a four serving meal.
Have Women Geniu s in Art and Literature?
The Londor Daily News questions why women have not distinguished themselves as creative artists. It cites Sappho Christina Rossetti and Christina Rossetti as examples and argues women lack restraint and pruning to reach greatness. It praises Christina Rossetti’s careful craft and Browning’s condescension toward excess.
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Londor
Khhat
Ches
Sappho
Christ
Rosselli
Seheu
Rosa Bon Heir
Raphael
Ducrer
Syoman Aver
Christina Rosell
Ganral
Mrs. Browning
Poultney Bigelow to Represent U S at Belgian Congress
Poultney Bigelow, author and lace importer at Boston University Law School, will be among American representatives at the Internationale congress in Mons, Belgium called by the Belgian king to discuss global civilization and exploitation issues.
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Poultney Bigelow
Law School
Boston University
Mons
Belgium
Globe
Visiting Card Etiquette for Social Calls in the Household
The article outlines rules for calling cards in social visits. It covers who to present cards to for the mistress, master, and guests, how many cards to send on various occasions, and when to leave or deliver cards, including invitations to teas or receptions and handling absences.
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Eleanor B. Clapp
A Romance of The Little Red School House
In Pleasant Valley a dark interior of a rural school room frames Marela Grey and Johnny Barnes as they navigate a tangled courtship and a school day teases. A stray card and a snowball clash spark memory leading to a later life as Marela leaves for the Wild West with a teacast memory to share.
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Pleasant Valley
Marela Grey
Marela
Johnny Barnes
Mareia Aanter
Dr. Simmons
Maren
Cowld
Johnny
Mavinz
Marcela
Marya
Nebraska
Tam
Wild West
Rogers First Oil Deal Foreshadowed by Newsboy Turn
The World’s Work recounts H H Rogers of Standard Oil as a quiet, decisive dealmaker. As a Fairhaven Massachusetts newsboy in 1957 38 he began his career by investing $200 in oil, buying barrels before a ship loss became public and securing a contract, an event cited as a turning point that led him to New York with Charles Pratt.
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H. H. Rogers
Hy H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Alver
Fairhavel
Mass
Tore Lsci
Fairhaven
Bartholomew Valter
Nancy James
Ling A
New York
Gnarles Pratt & Co
Young Rogers
Boston
Bartholomew
Mr. Taber
Aly
Charles Pratt
Plouger Pilpefiner
New England
Wordsworth’s Neighbors Cause Anxious Departure To Germany
Dramatized sketch shows Wordsworth shunned by local peers who suspect conspiracy and revolutionary fervor. Rumors of his Franco-Gaullist connections and odd conversations prompt Altoxton owners to refuse shelter. In 1748 Monte and his sister relocate to Germany, then Dove Cottage near Grasmere.
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Wordsworth
Cepublican
France
Altoxton
Monte
Germany
Dove Cottage
Gresmere
Henry van Dyke
Rome Without a Stage and Its Dramatic Revival Plan
The London Globe notes Rome lacks a native dramatic company. A 160-member city orchestra will join the Costanzi theater for six months of operatic repertoire, while the Argentine theater is to become a national comedy house with about £400,000 yearly subsidies for a six months program of varied drama.
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Rome
Dramn
Europe
Milan
Teturn
London Globe
Almont a Give Away Advocate Drowns Out Drowning Remark
A New York man calls for drowning all idiots provoking protest from locals as reported by the Houston Post. The quarrel centers on a controversial statement and public backlash. The item reflects a heated exchange and editorial response in the era's press.
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New York
Houston Post
Weathercocks and the tale of the cock vane
A discussion on weathercocks contrasts common vane shapes with unusual forms and cites a 9th century papal order. The note recalls how cock figures were placed on churches to remind Peter of denial and repentance, illustrating historical clues about symbolism and religious practice. The source is Success Magazine.
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Delall
Europe
Reading
England
Peter
Success Magazine
Coleridge Home at Nether Stowey Described as Bare
Dr. Henry Van Dyke visits Coleridge’s Nether Stowey cottage noting four bare disorderly rooms in progress of cleaning. The western end dwelling has a steep winding stair, no view from the rooms, and a small plot once linked to Coleridge’s friend Poole.
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Coleridge
Nether Stowey
Cloga
Yarden
Poole
Henry van Dyde
Scribner’y
Uncle Joe Cannon and the Swacheon Quaker Policy Tale
A caricatured scene shows Speaker Joseph G. Cannon entertaining a stern Quaker friend in Swacheon. Cannon weaves a tale about a failed life insurance enterprise, his language growing inflammatory as he mulls over the loss. The Quaker advisor urges cleaner speech or reconsideration of his posthumous prospects.
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Uncle Joe" Cannon
House of Representatives
Swacheon
Joe
Fire Drill Question Sparks School Pupils in Baltimore Tale
A Baltimore public school teacher recounts a district trustee’s fire drill prompt that asked children what to do in a fire. Pupils, trained to give prepared answers, were surprised when the trustee asked for a speech instead, and the class replied they would form a line and flee downstairs.
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Baltimore
Monumental
London Assurance praised across eras in theater chat
A lively exchange weighs London Assurance as an old play versus modern tastes. A habitual theatergoer calls it great though dated while a modernist urges a piece showcasing genuine self confidence and nerve in Baukable Assurance. The snippet includes playful banter from The Washington Star and Cleveland Leader.
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London
Washington
Star
Could Not Accept It in the Omen Corner Meeting
In a fraught meeting the minister fears a devilish presence. An elder in the omen corner warns to guard against any splitting of Rooney or the contribution ox, signaling tension and superstition in the gathering.
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Devron
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Cleveland
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